A Faith for Today

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Over a century ago Bahá’u’lláh taught that religious truth is not final but progressive. Religion is renewed, He said, in every age to re-establish and apply the unchanging principles found in the scriptures of the Great Religions of the world to the needs of the present day. The entrenched powers of 19th century Persian orthodoxy vehemently opposed His message but now His Faith is spread around the world. Here in Coeur d’Alene as in Europe, Africa, [...]
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About the Baha'i Faith

Baha’is around the World

The worldwide Baha’i Community is Diverse and Dynamic! Here we offer a glimpse into some of the things Baha’is are doing around the world. More than 430 Baha’is from 12 different countries attended this Norwegian […]

About the Baha'i Faith

World Peace and the Bahá’í Faith

Bahá’u’lláh counsels mankind: “Let your vision be world-embracing, rather than confined to your own self.” The Bahá’í Writings delineate a practical and new relationship between the nations and peoples of the world.  While a prisoner […]

Prayer

Devotional Gatherings

“The impulse to pray is a natural one springing from man’s love to God” -`Abdu’l-Bahá One of our deepest human longings is to commune with our Creator. Praying together at a fixed time and place, […]

Upcoming Events

  • November 14, 2026
    • Devotional gathering
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      Please join us for a devotional gathering on Saturday mornings at 10:30am. Everyone is welcome. For location or other information please call 209-699-6051 or use the "Contact Us" form on this website.
  • November 18, 2026
    • Introduction to the Bahá’í Faith
      at 7:00 pm
      Introduction to the Bahá’í FaithTime: 7:00 pm
      Please join us for an Introduction to the Bahá’í Faith on the first and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7pm. The format is informal presentation/discussion. Everyone is welcome. For location or other information please call 208-699-6051 or use the "Contact Us" form on this website.

Bahá’í Community

Bahá’í World News Service

A new website explores Bahá’í experience and thought in the field of social action, drawing on the l

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Participants from various fields of academic inquiry explore how the principle of the oneness of hum

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The Bahá’í Office of External Affairs in Bolivia brings together Indigenous authorities, officials,

Years of conversation at the national level in the US culminate in publication and website with insi

This podcast episode explores how spiritual principles are fostering greater unity, participation, a

Marking 50 years, the Association for Bahá’í Studies conference brought together some 2,100 particip

Four new essays explore wisdom and reason, Bahá’í contributions to social renewal in Iran, an expand

As AI enters daily life, Bahá’í representatives in Abu Dhabi reflect on what family is for and how i

A new BIC Brussels statement explores the conditions to unlock the potential of all young people to

Participants from three countries describe how Bahá’í educational programs are helping young people

In a Brussels neighborhood, young people prepared brunch for whoever wished to come, drawing elders,

From the Bahá’í Writings

…in every age, the reading of the scriptures and holy books is for no other purpose except to enable the reader to apprehend their meaning and unravel their innermost mysteries. Otherwise reading, without understanding, is of no abiding profit unto man.

— Bahá’u’lláh